ACL fires back at Wiseler over Contrôle Technique

While the ACL agrees with Infrastructure Minister Claude Wiseler's suggestions for long-term changes of the SNCT, the organisation has criticised his lack of short-term solutions for the over-crowded service.

05.10.2012

(CS) While the ACL agrees with Infrastructure Minister Claude Wiseler's suggestions for long-term changes of the SNCT, the organisation has criticised his lack of short-term solutions for the over-crowded service.

The ACL said that Wiseler's ideas presented on Wednesday were largely the same as plans drawn up by the ACL itself. These had included propositions to delay the first Contrôle Technique of a newly registered car for four years, with the second two further years down the line. Only six years after a new car was registered would check-ups then become an annual requirement.

However, the ACL said that Wiseler's proposals to solve the current problems of the SNCT, which has seen motorists queue up to nine hours to get their annual check, are insufficient.

Opening technical inspection centres half an hour earlier would only increase traffic to the centres in the morning, a statement from the ACL said. Emergency appointments for some motorists meanwhile would simply lengthen the waiting time for others, the automobile club argued.

The ACL said that many questions remained unanswered. For example, the club suggested that fines should be levied on the centres when people who have been waiting for hours fail to receive their certificate before the control centres close.

In order to give motorists a platform to voice their input and suggestions on the matter, the ACL has launched the website raslebol.lu with proposals from the ACL on how to improve the service and a comments section for all motorists to give feedback.